Trump fires Tillerson, names Pompeo new secretary of state

President Donald Trump announced early Tuesday morning that he had ousted Rex Tillerson from his position as Secretary of State.

Thanking Mr Tillerson for his service on Twitter, Mr Trump said the new state secretary would do "a fantastic job".

He continued, "Finally, I want to thank Rex Tillerson for his service".

As the New York Times reported a year ago, "as a clandestine officer at the Central Intelligence Agency in 2002, Gina Haspel oversaw the torture of two terrorism suspects and later took part in an order to destroy videotapes documenting their brutal interrogations at a secret prison in Thailand".

Mr Trump last Friday asked Mr Tillerson to step aside, and the embattled top diplomat cut short his trip to Africa on Monday to return to Washington.

In the tweet, Trump also announced Gina Haspel would become the first female director of the Central Intelligence Agency, replacing Pompeo.

"He will continue our program of restoring America's standing in the world, strengthening our alliances, confronting our adversaries, and seeking the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula", he added.

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